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LAKE CHICKAMAUGA SET TO HOST COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION FINALE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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April 25, 2017

LAKE CHICKAMAUGA SET TO HOST COSTA FLW SERIES SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION FINALE PRESENTED BY LOWRANCE

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DAYTON, Tenn. (April 25, 2017) – As many as 450 pros and co-anglers are set to compete May 4-6 in the Costa FLW Series Southeastern Division finale on Lake Chickamauga. The tournament, presented by Lowrance, is the final regular-season event of 2017 scheduled in the Southeastern Division. Pros will be competing for a top award of up to $50,000 in cash and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

“There’s going to be a lot of bass and a lot of big limits caught in this event,” said FLW Tour pro Michael Wooley of Collierville, Tennessee, who won the FLW Tour event at Lake Chickamauga in 2015. “There should be a lot of fish heading offshore right now because the spawn is just about over. I would say it’s going to be a postspawn deal, but there could be a twist. This week we’ve had a lot of rain and we are supposed to get more.”

Wooley said that following a lot of rain, the river runs high and bass seek protection in creeks from the strong current. With that in mind, competitors who originally planned to fish solely offshore may need to make adjustments.

“It’s only a forecast though, so nothing is guaranteed,” said Wooley. “If we do get the rain docks will be a big player, as well as grass up the river. In grassy areas, I’d use a ChatterBait or any kind of soft-plastics. On the docks, I’d flip a jig or maybe even throw a wacky-rigged worm.”

Wooley said that areas near Chester Frost Park will be a good bet for anglers who choose to target offshore bass.

“Chester Frost Park is a really prime area for catching offshore bass,” said Wooley. “I won the Tour event near there and the dam in 2015. If I were competing, I’d throw a big swimbait – they’ll eat it up – or a (Strike King) 6XD or 10XD crankbait.”

The Tennessee pro said a three-day cumulative weight of 70 pounds should be enough to take home top honors.

Anglers will take off from the Dayton Boat Dock, located at 175 Lakeshore St. in Dayton at 6:30 a.m. EDT each day. Weigh-ins will be held at the marina beginning at 2:30 p.m. each day. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public. The event is hosted by the Rhea Economic & Tourism Council.

In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At Lake Chickamauga, pros will fish for as much as $50,000 and a Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard and an additional $1,250 if Ranger Cup qualified.

The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 2-4 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee.

For complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the Costa FLW Series on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

SHERIDAN’S HENDERSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION EVENT ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER PRESENTED BY MUD HOLE CUSTOM TACKLE

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April 25, 2017

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SHERIDAN’S HENDERSON WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ARKIE DIVISION EVENT ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER PRESENTED BY MUD HOLE CUSTOM TACKLE

Gravelly’s Rhoades Earns Co-angler Title

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 24, 2017) – Kyle Henderson of Sheridan, Arkansas, brought a five-bass limit totaling 16 pounds even to the scale Saturday to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Arkie Division event presented by Mud Hole Custom Tackle on the Arkansas River. For his win, Henderson took home $3,792.

“We launched out of Pool No. 6, but I locked to Pool No. 5 because it’s my home waters,” said Henderson, who earned his second career-win in BFL competition. “Unfortunately, there was a barge in the lock, so I wasn’t able to get to my main area until 8:30 a.m.

“The area I targeted was a backwater that had some clearer water in it,” continued Henderson. “The shad were spawning on a stretch of grass. I wasn’t sure if they’d still be spawning by the time I got in there but when I pulled up they were there, along with some bass. I was able to see them – even in the low-light cloudy conditions – with my Costa Sunrise Silver glasses.”

Henderson said he made three initial passes along a 100-yard stretch of grass. He said he used a different bait each time – a white custom spinnerbait, a shad-colored Z-Man ChatterBait and a Sexy Shad-colored Strike King 2.5 KVD HC Square Bill Silent Crankbait.

“I caught a couple of key fish on the ChatterBait, and a big one on the third pass with the square bill,” said Henderson. “I caught everything I weighed in within an hour.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Kyle Henderson, Sheridan, Ark., five bass, 16-0, $3,792

2^nd: Chris Dennis, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-14, $2,256

3^rd: David Summers, Mount Ida, Ark., four bass, 15-1, $1,501

4^th: Larry Gragg, Pine Bluff, Ark., five bass, 14-4, $778

4^th: Fred Martin, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 14-4, $878

6^th: Hoyt Akins, Scott, Ark., five bass, 13-11, $659

7^th: Danny Gwinn, Mount Ida, Ark., five bass, 13-9, $599

8^th: Quincy Houchin, Mabelvale, Ark., five bass, 13-6, $539

9^th: Cody Burke, Bryant, Ark., five bass, 12-14, $479

10^th: Paul Browning, Morrilton, Ark., five bass, 12-5, $419

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Dennis caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 11 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $460.

Dusty Rhoades of Gravelly, Arkansas, weighed in five bass totaling 14 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,896.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Dusty Rhoades, Gravelly, Ark., five bass, 14-13, $1,896

2^nd: Previn Dixon, Fort Smith, Ark., four bass, 11-10, $898

3^rd: Cole Allen, Stamps, Ark., four bass, 11-1, $598

4^th: Stephen Simms, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 10-9, $419

5^th: Michael Lucas, Forrest City, Ark., five bass, 9-14, $359

6^th: Mark Stevens, Hot Springs, Ark., five bass, 9-12, $329

7^th: Jason Wedel, Lowell, Ark., five bass, 9-8, $299

8^th: Jody Jones, Harvey, Ark., five bass, 9-4, $269

9^th: Robert Widger, Cabot, Ark., four bass, 9-1, $239

10^th: Nicholas Bergt, Atlanta, Texas, four bass, 8-12, $210

Jonathan Wolfe of Camden, Arkansas, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 4 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $230.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on the Red River in Bossier City, Louisiana. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Chuck & Hunter Byrd Win Piedmont Bass Classic Qualifier #4 April 22,2017 on Kerr Laek

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April 25, 2017

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Chuck & Hunter Byrd Win Piedmont Bass Classic Qualifier #4 April 22,2017 on Kerr Laek

PIEDMONT BASS CLASSICS $10,000 SPRING TEAM BASS TRAIL QUALIFIER #4 RESULTS

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Saturday April 22nd, 2017 ~ Kerr Lake ~ Flemingtown Landing Wildlife Ramp
The 2017 Piedmont Bass Classics $10,000 Spring Team Bass Trail Qualifier #4 at Kerr Lake drew 87 boats! Our largest crowd ever at Kerr! The weather was nice for Saturday with air temps around 64 degrees in the am on up to 79 in the pm. We did have a little shower before & during blastoff but nothing to damper the anglers efforts!! Water temps averaged about 72 degrees. Winds were nonexistent in the am up to about 7 mph in the afternoon. There were a lot of bass weighed in but most were small. Kerr is coming right along and the fish are looking very healthy.

The Father/Son Team of Chuck & Hunter Byrd won this PBC event weighing in 5 bass at 16.20 lbs. and also won the Tournament Within a Tournament (TWT) for a total of $2,955 in winnings.

Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworthy came in 2nd place with 5 fish weighing 15.24 lbs. & also won 2nd Place TWT to pocket a total of $1,495. 3rd place team Scott Faulkner & David Wright won $665 with 14.55 lbs. 4th place team, Jerry Marshburn & Rick Ohlson subbing for Kevin Woodall , had 5 weighing 14.29 lbs. and they took home $605. The 17th place team of David Bullock & Jimmy Henderson also weighed in the 1st Place Big Fish (5.56 lbs.) giving them a total of $1,291!! The prize money got spread around pretty good today!

340 fish were weighed in for a total of 1,019 pounds for an average of 2.44 lbs. each. Most of the fish were caught on WLS shaky heads, Jig combos, swimbaits, chatterbaits, Spinnerbaits and Crankbaits inanywhere from 1 to 10 feet of water. Most of the bass had already spawned! The bite at Kerr should only get better from now on.

I want to thank all the anglers that participated and all our sponsors that support this trail. Our next event will be the 28th Annual Tobacco Bass Invitational Tournament Saturday, April 29th also at Kerr Lake out of Flemingtown Landing. This is a private tournament for invitees only. All the info can be found at this link: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/TobaccoBassInvitational.html
Following that will be the PBC 115 Team Bass Shootout May 6th at Jordan Lake out of Farrington Point Wildlife Ramp. This event is for boats with 115 hp or less gas motors only. All the info can be found at this link:http://piedmontbassclassics.com/2017Invite115MainPage.html
All the information on our tournaments can be found http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

Now here are the full results:

1st Place: Chuck & Hunter Byrd of Sanford & Bunn Level…5 bass…16.20 lbs…$1,450
2nd Place: Keith Deal & Ricky Kenworthy of Holly Springs & Cary...5 bass…15.24 lbs…$850
3rd Place: Scott Faulkner & David Wright of Lexington…5 bass…14.55 lbs…$665
4th Place: Jerry Marshburn & Kevin Woodall of Sanford & Angier…5 bass…14.29 lbs…$605
5th Place: Matt Dean & Kevin Farley of Clayton & East Bend…5 bass…14.21 lbs…$533
6th Place: Tyler Faggart & Paul Owens of Raleigh…5 bass…14.09 lbs…$429 (Tie)
6th Place: Alan Parker & Brandon McCloud of Lindon & Spring Lake…5 bass…14.09 lbs…$429 (Tie)
8th Place: Jaime Fajardo & Josh Hooks of Fuquay Varina & Apex…5 bass…13.87 lbs…$323
9th Place: Robert Perkins & Brandon Gray of Rougemont & Bullock…5 bass…13.74 lbs…$282
10th Place: Bryan Welch & Mark Inman of Greensboro…5 bass…13.72 lbs…$248
11th Place: Tony Fielden & Walt Gulledge of Lillington & Cameron…5 bass…13.64 lbs…$212
12th Place: Tommy Marrow & Dennis Reedy of Oxford & Siler City…5 bass…13.56 lbs…$202
13th Place: Mike Stephenson & Thanos Tsoumbos of Bahama & Oxford…5 bass…13.47 lbs…$187
14th Place: Ron White & Jesse Soles of Carthage & Aberdeen…5 bass…13.42 lbs…$143
15th Place: Jared Thaxton & Brad Crabtree of Creedmoor…5 bass…13.39 lbs…$138
16th Place: Jack Dice & Joseph Deffner of Lynchburg, VA & Forest, VA…5 bass…13.26 lbs…$134
17th Place: David Bullock & Jimmy Henderson of Durham & Wake Forest…5 bass…13.24 lbs…$129

1st Place Big Fish..17th Place Team above...5.56 lbs…$1,162
2nd Place Big Fish..14th Place Team above…5.27 lbs…$498

         1st Place TWT..1st Place Team above…16.20 lbs…$1,505
         2nd Place TWT..2nd Place Team above…15.24 lbs…$645 Contact Information:
Phil McCarson…Tournament Director—922 Valetta Rd.—Durham, NC   27712
Home: 919-471-1571     Cell: 919-971-5042
email: [email protected]            website: http://piedmontbassclassics.com/

NORTH CAROLINA’S MARSHALL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON CLARKS HILL LAKE

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April 24, 2017

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NORTH CAROLINA’S MARSHALL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON CLARKS HILL LAKE

Columbia’s Jeffcoat Claims Co-angler Title

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MCCORMICK, S.C. (April 24, 2017) – Chris Marshall of Forest City, North Carolina, caught a five-bass limit weighing 18 pounds, 3 ounces to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) South Carolina Division event Saturday on Clarks Hill Lake. Marshall pocketed $6,038 for his victory.

“I caught everything I weighed in using a 7-foot, 2-inch medium-heavy Denali Kovert Lite rod and a craw-colored Lucky Craft Gunfish topwater,” said Marshall, who earned his second BFL win in 2017 – fourth of his FLW career. “I was down on the lower end of the lake hitting main-lake and secondary points and ended up rotating through 15 different spots.”

Marshall said he targeted largemouth bass that were feeding on blueback herring during their spawn.

“I had one primary point that four or five of my biggest fish came from,” said Marshall. “I caught about 12 keepers throughout the day, but that particular area had the biggest bass on it.”

Marshall said he thought the bass were most active from 9 a.m. to noon.

“In addition to the Gunfish, I also used a Catch ‘Em Lures jig which really got the fish fired up,” said Marshall.

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Chris Marshall, Forest City, N.C., five bass, 18-3, $4,038 + $2,000 Ranger Cup Bonus

2^nd: Zachary Bennett, Loganville, Ga., five bass, 17-8, $1,809

3^rd: Ross Burns, Columbia, S.C., five bass, 16-1, $1,138

4^th: Paul Ham, West Columbia, S.C., five bass, 15-5, $741

4^th: Wendell Causey Jr., Irmo, S.C., five bass, 15-5, $1,041

6^th: Tom Rubbo, Lexington, S.C., five bass, 15-0, $627

7^th: Christopher Chavis, Rincon, Ga., five bass, 14-11, $570

8^th: Daniel Howell, Prosperity, S.C., five bass, 14-10, $513

9^th: Joey Spradley, Gloverville, S.C., five bass, 14-1, $456

10^th: Joseph Marks, Duncan, S.C., five bass, 13-15, $399

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Marshall also caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 9 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $420.

Brandon Jeffcoat of Columbia, South Carolina, weighed in five bass totaling 16 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,709.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Brandon Jeffcoat, Columbia, S.C., five bass, 16-3, $1,709

2^nd: Jeremy Bouldin, Kings Mountain, N.C., five bass, 14-4, $855

3^rd: Jack Daniel Hoy, Hollywood, S.C., five bass, 11-6, $770

4^th: Robert Goodman, Gilbert, S.C., five bass, 10-15, $399

5^th: Donnie Stouffer, Rock Hill, S.C., four bass, 10-8, $552

6^th: Wesley Mullins, Bloomingdale, Ga., five bass, 10-5, $313

7^th: Charles Dickens, Appling, Ga., five bass, 10-1, $285

8^th: Mark Lynch, Goose Creek, S.C., five bass, 9-7, $256

9^th: Ronald Harrell, Mitchell, Ga., five bass, 9-4, $278

10^th: James Meadows, Goose Creek, S.C., five bass, 9-2, $199

Stouffer caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 5 pounds, 6 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $210.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

VIRGINIA’S BROWN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION OPENER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS ON POTOMAC RIVER

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April 24, 2017

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VIRGINIA’S BROWN WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE NORTHEAST DIVISION OPENER PRESENTED BY NAVIONICS ON POTOMAC RIVER

Pennsylvania’s Heivly Takes Co-angler Title

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MARBURY, Md. (April 24, 2017) – Derek Brown of Charlottesville, Virginia, caught a five-bass limit weighing 20 pounds, 5 ounces to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Northeast Division opener on the Potomac River presented by Navionics. Brown took home $5,057 for his victory.

“We had rain and 15 mile-per-hour winds almost all day,” said Brown, who earned his third career-victory in BFL competition. “I fished Aquia Creek and had an area that I liked from practice, but once I got there it was blown out so I had to move to somewhere I hadn’t hit before.”

Brown said he settled for a spawning bay near the mouth of the creek. He said he went up and down the grassline and was able to put three bass in the boat.

“I used a Z-Man ChatterBait as I moved toward the rear and a white Strike King Tour Grade Swim Jig as I came back out,” said Brown. “I was in about 5 feet of water. All of my fish came from the grass.”

Brown said he rounded out his limit in a nearby bay with the same arsenal of baits.

“I only caught six keepers all day,” said Brown. “I just kept slow-rolling my lures. They didn’t want to eat anything fast at all.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Derek Brown, Charlottesville, Va., five bass, 20-5, $5,057

2^nd: Bill Duckardt, Pittsgrove, N.J., five bass, 19-12, $2,528

3^rd: Joe Zombek II, Scranton, Pa., five bass, 19-11, $1,685

4^th: Terry Stevens, Sterling, Va., five bass, 18-8, $1,380

5^th: Brian Sullivan, Hagerstown, Md., five bass, 17-15. $1,011

6^th: John Lorenzo, Kane, Pa., five bass, 17-13, $927

7^th: Richard Haber, Linthicum, Md., five bass, 17-0, $843

8^th: Joseph Amberg Sr., Hawley, Pa., five bass, 16-12, $674

8^th: Edward Barton, Crofton, Md., five bass, 16-12, $674

8^th: Travis Manson, Conshohocken, Pa., five bass, 16-12, $674

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Marvin Reese of Randallstown, Maryland, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 15 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $780.

Andrew Heivly of Malvern, Pennsylvania, weighed in five bass totaling 17 pounds, 13 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $2,528.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Andrew Heivly, Malvern, Pa., five bass, 17-13, $2,528

2^nd: Damon Reid, Bowie, Md., five bass, 17-8, $1,264

3^rd: Richard Falcon, Arlington, Va., five bass, 17-6, $845

4^th: Martin Schaffmeir, Washington Depot, Conn., five bass, 15-15, $548

4^th: Mike Wotanowski, Lake Hopatcong, N.J., five bass, 15-15, $548

6^th: Richard Pace, Fredrick, Md., five bass, 15-10, $464

7^th: Alonzo Mealing, Alexandria, Va., five bass, 15-8, $421

8^th: Christopher Trovinger, Smithsburg, Md., five bass, 15-7, $379

9^th: Curtis Glover, Wynnewood, Pa., five bass, 15-6, $437

10^th: Teina McQuay, Harrisburg, Pa., five bass, 15-5, $280

10^th: Ray Betts, Centreville, Va., five bass, 15-5, $280

Michael Seamon of Ovid, New York, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $390.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the James River in Williamsburg, Virginia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

ONEONTA HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING ALABAMA OPEN AT LOGAN MARTIN LAKE

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April 24, 2017

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ONEONTA HIGH SCHOOL WINS FLW HIGH SCHOOL FISHING ALABAMA OPEN AT LOGAN MARTIN LAKE

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PELL CITY, Ala. (April 24, 2017) – The Oneonta High School duo of Laine Cooley of Oneonta, Alabama, and Noah Coleman of Pinson, Alabama, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Saturday weighing 12 pounds even to win the 2017 FLW High School Fishing Alabama Open tournament on Logan Martin Lake. The win advanced the team to the 2017 High School Fishing National championship, held June 27-July 1 at Pickwick Lake in Florence, Alabama.

According to post-tournament reports, the duo caught their fish targeting docks and ledge points with a shaky-head rig.

A field of 30 teams competed in the no-entry fee tournament, which launched from Lakeside Park in Pell City, Alabama. In FLW/TBF High School Fishing competition, the top 10-percent of teams competing advance to the High School Fishing National Championship.

The top three teams on Logan Martin Lake that advanced to the 2017 High School Fishing National Championship were:

1st: Oneonta High School, Oneonta, Ala. – Laine Cooley, Oneonta, Ala., and Noah Coleman, Pinson, Ala., (five bass, 12-0)

2nd: Indian Springs School, Pelham, Ala. – Jacob Drake, Odenville, Ala., (five bass, 11-1)

3rd: Sand Rock High School, Sand Rock, Ala. – Ethan Clanton and Seth Justice, both of Collinsville, Ala., (five bass, 10-11)

Rounding out the top 10 teams were:

4th: Sand Rock High School, Sand Rock, Ala. – Brody Robison, Collinsville, Ala., and Grant Robison, Fort Payne, Ala., (five bass, 10-8)

5th: Sand Rock High School, Sand Rock, Ala. – Levi Cox, Gaylesville, Ala., and Colton Cash, Leesburg, Ala., (five bass, 10-3)

6th: Oneonta High School, Oneonta, Ala. – Drake Williams and Cole Farmer, both of Oneonta, Ala., (five bass, 10-2)

7th: MGA Fishing Club, Macon, Ga. – Carson Green and Ben Kennedy, both of Macon, Georgia, (five bass, 10-0)

8th: Harris County High School, Hamilton, Ga. – Mason Waddell, Waverly Hall, Ga., and Cal Culpepper, Hamilton, Ga., (five bass, 9-4)

9th: Moody High School, Moody, Ala. – Nathan Phillips and Colton Tims, both of Cropwell, Ala., (five bass, 8-15)

10th: Hueytown High School, Hueytown, Ala. – Micah Morefield and Carson Walker, both of Bessemer, Ala., (five bass, 8-4)

Complete results from the event can be found at FLWFishing.com.

The 2017 FLW High School Fishing Alabama Open was a two-person (team) event for students in grades 7-12, open to any Student Angler Federation (SAF) affiliated high school club in the United States. The top 10 percent of each Challenge, Open, and state championship field will advance to the High School Fishing National Championship. The High School Fishing national champions will each receive a $5,000 college scholarship to the school of their choice.

In addition to the High School Fishing National Championship, all High School Fishing anglers nationwide automatically qualify for the world’s largest high school bass tournament, the 2017 High School Fishing World Finals, held in conjunction with the National Championship. At the 2016 World Finals more than $60,000 in scholarships and prizes were awarded.

Full schedules and the latest announcements are available at HighSchoolFishing.org and FLWFishing.com.

BRISTOL’S OSBORNE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON SOUTH HOLSTON RESERVOIR

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April 24, 2017

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BRISTOL’S OSBORNE WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE VOLUNTEER DIVISION EVENT ON SOUTH HOLSTON RESERVOIR

Virginia’s Brady Claims Co-angler Title

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BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 24, 2017) – Local angler Josh Osborne of Bristol, caught a five-bass limit weighing 21 pounds, 10 ounces to win the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Volunteer Division tournament on South Holston Reservoir. Osborne pocketed $3,766 for his efforts.

“I basically fished one spot the entire day,” said Osborne, who earned his first career-win in FLW competition. “It was a hump with isolated rock where smallmouth were bedding. I knew it was something special when I found it in practice.

“I was catching them a little deeper than most people,” continued Osborne. “I actually saw anglers fishing the area in practice, but they were at the very top of the hump. I found a 15-yard section a little deeper and that’s where the big fish were. It was a rough patch of rock and they were all around it.”

Osborne said the top of the hump was between 4 to 6 feet deep, while he sat in 16 to 18 feet of water.

“The 8- to 12-foot range was where most of my big fish were,” said Osborne. “I caught everything that I weighed on a Texas-rigged 4-inch green-pumpkin Berkley Straight-Tail Worm.”

Osborne said he had most of his winning weight in the boat by 10 a.m.

“I knew the fish were there, so I slowed down and took my time,” said Osborne. “I think that helped me get the win.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Josh Osborne, Bristol, Va., five bass, 21-10, $3,766

2^nd: Doug Austin, Bristol, Va., five bass, 21-7, $1,883

3^rd: James Barlow, Jonesboro, Tenn., five bass, 19-7, $1,256

4^th: Craig Powers, Rockwood, Tenn., five bass, 19-5, $879

5^th: Jonathan Bowling , Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 17-11, $953

6^th: Corey Neece, Bristol, Tenn., five bass, 17-9, $759

6^th: Kevin Edwards, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 17-9, $659

8^th: Willie Browning, Saltville, Va., five bass, 17-6, $565

9^th: Nick Tate, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 17-2, $502

10^th: Brian Hollaway, Gray, Tenn., five bass, 17-0, $439

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Willie Bryan of Sevierville, Tennessee, caught a bass weighing 5 pounds, 8 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $500.

Steven Brady of Woodlawn, Virginia, won the Co-angler Division and $1,840 Saturday after bringing a five-bass limit totaling 17 pounds, 7 ounces to the scale.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Steven Brady, Woodlawn, Va., five bass, 17-7, $1,840

2^nd: Donnie Holder, Mooresburg, Tenn., five bass, 16-15, $920

3^rd: Allen Hicks, Castlewood, Va., five bass, 16-8, $612

4^th: David Shreve, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 16-3, $429

5^th: Richard Casey, Honaker, Va., five bass, 16-2, $368

6^th: Matthew Rasnick, Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 15-6, $337

7^th: Matt Brown, Harriman, Tenn., five bass, 15-0, $507

8^th: Charles Roberts, Lebanon, Va., five bass, 14-11, $276

9^th: Bill King, Maryville, Tenn., five bass, 14-10, $245

10^th: Colton Chambers, Elizabethton, Tenn., five bass, 14-5, $204

10^th: Nick Coker, Knoxville, Tenn., five bass, 14-5, $254

Richard Pugh of Knoxville, Tennessee, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 4 pounds, 15 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $240.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 12-14 BFL Regional Championship on the James River in Williamsburg, Virginia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

SARASOTA’S MIZELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

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SARASOTA’S MIZELL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE GATOR DIVISION TOURNAMENT ON LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Cape Coral’s Jerdan Tops Co-angler Field

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (April 24, 2017) – Jessie Mizell of Sarasota, Florida, won the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Gator Division event on Lake Okeechobee Saturday after catching a five-bass limit weighing 30 pounds, 4 ounces. For his win, Mizell took home $5,122.

“I began the day at my frogging hole and caught two 6-pounders,” said Mizell, who also won a Gator Division event held on Lake Okeechobee last month, for a total of three career-wins. “That’s where I caught them when I won last month, but I hadn’t been back there since.”

Mizell said his hole was a 100- by 100-yard cove on the North Shore of the lake. He said it protected bass from the wind and had a good mix of lilypads and hydrilla.

“I was actually targeting the pad clumps,” said Mizell. “I used the same frog the entire day to catch my limit.”

Mizell said his frog was a natural-colored Spro Dean Rojas Bronzeye Poppin’ 60. Around 9:30 a.m., Mizell said he originally planned on burning through some nearby schooling fish to fill out the remainder of his limit, but was unable to get anything going by 11 a.m.

“When my original plan failed, I went with Plan B and it worked,” said Mizell. “I returned to the frogging hole, and within five casts I put an 8-pound, 10-ounce bass in the boat. I had to sit down and take a drink of water because I was shaking like a leaf. It was a giant.”

The Florida stalwart said he added an additional 4- and 5-pounder to his livewell within another 20 casts.

“My 13 Fishing Envy Black Rod had the backbone I needed to pull them out of that cover,” said Mizell. “Without it, I wouldn’t have had the confidence to boat-flip them.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Jessie Mizell, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 30-4, $5,122

2^nd: Fred George, Okeechobee, Fla., five bass, 27-9, $2,236

3^rd: Allen Walls, Loxahatchee, Fla., five bass, 27-3, $1,492

4^th: Ronald Yentz, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., five bass, 26-7, $1,043

5^th: Nicholas Hoinig, Delray Beach, Fla., five bass, 21-15, $1,094

6^th: Brianne McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., five bass, 18-13, $820

7^th: Charles Bass, Felda, Fla., five bass, 18-5, $845

8^th: Steve Broughton, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., five bass, 17-9, $671

9^th: Donny Bass, Naples, Fla., five bass, 17-8, $596

10^th: Jared McMillan, Belle Glade, Fla., five bass, 17-7, $796

10^th: Doug Garner, Port St. Lucie, Fla., five bass, 17-7, $496

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Mizell’s 8-pound, 10-ounce largemouth – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – also earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $650.

Christopher Jerdan of Cape Coral, Florida, won $2,561 and the Co-angler Division title Saturday after weighing five bass totaling 26 pounds even.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Christopher Jerdan, Cape Coral, Fla., five bass, 26-0, $2,561

2^nd: Jay Trudel, Boca Raton, Fla., five bass, 17-10, $1,118

3^rd: Shawn York, Sarasota, Fla., five bass, 16-10, $845

4^th: Grant Lasseter, Plantation, Fla., five bass, 15-10, $522

5^th: Martin Gainsbrugh, Miami, Fla., five bass, 15-1, $447

6^th: Jarrod Stroud, Orlando, Fla., five bass, 14-15, $410

7^th: David DiMauro, Longwood, Fla., five bass, 14-13, $373

8^th: Edward Wertepny Sr., Tampa, Fla., three bass, 14-12, $335

9^th: James Brown, Margate, Fla., five bass, 14-6, $298

10^th: Mike Morse, Plant City, Fla., five bass, 14-1, $261

Jerdan also caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a lunker bass weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $325.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 19-21 BFL Regional Championship on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

FINDLAY’S MCGILL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE SHELBYVILLE

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FINDLAY’S MCGILL WINS T-H MARINE FLW BASS FISHING LEAGUE ILLINI DIVISION OPENER ON LAKE SHELBYVILLE

Winchester’s McCleery Claims Co-angler Title

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SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (April 24, 2017) – Mike McGill of Findlay, Illinois, caught five bass Saturday weighing 17 pounds, 12 ounces, to win the first T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League (BFL) Illini Division tournament of 2017 on Lake Shelbyville. For his win, McGill took home $3,632.

“It was a wonderful way to start the BFL season,” said McGill, who earned his first career-win in FLW competition. “The bass were prespawn and relating to rock that was close to deep water and spawning flats. Basically, I was hitting channel swings that came up onto the flat.

“The fish were shallower than I’d thought they’d be,” McGill continued. “The wind had them up farther, and the cold front made them relate to rock more than anything else. Of the six keepers I caught, two of my biggest fish came out of less than 3 feet of water.”

McGill said he rotated between two lures – a ½-ounce Strike King Red Eye Shad lipless crankbait, and a Luck-E-Strike Rick Clunn Squarebill Crankbait. He said his Lew’s Custom Speed Stick Lite Casting Rod was also a major factor in his success.

“I probably hit 15 to 20 of those transition areas,” said McGill. “The squarebill did a little better on the north end of the lake where the water was a stained, while the heavier Red Eye Shad made it possible to fish in the wind.”

The top 10 boaters finished the tournament in:

1^st: Mike McGill, Findlay, Ill., five bass, 17-12, $3,632

2^nd: Anthony Balding Jr., Millstadt, Ill., five bass, 16-7, $1,816

3^rd: Mike Barnes, Mackinaw, Ill., five bass, 16-5, $1,210

4^th: Derek Jenkel, Pinckneyville, Ill., five bass, 16-3, $847

5^th: Edward Gettys, Paris, Tenn., five bass, 14-8, $1,026

6^th: Garrett McDowell, Mattoon, Ill., five bass, 14-4, $666

7^th: Tim Davis, East Alton, Ill., five bass, 14-0, $605

8^th: Rick Beck, Hopkinsville, Ky., five bass, 13-9, $545

9^th: Chad Diedrich, Nashville, Ill., five bass, 13-5, $454

9^th: Toby Corn, Calvert City, Ky., five bass, 13-5, $654

Complete results can be found at FLWFishing.com.

Michael Black of Toledo, Illinois, caught a bass weighing 6 pounds, 4 ounces – the heaviest of the event in the Boater Division – which earned him the day’s Boater Big Bass award of $465.

Scott McCleery of Winchester, Illinois, weighed in five bass totaling 14 pounds, 12 ounces Saturday to win the Co-angler Division and the top prize of $1,816.

The top 10 co-anglers were:

1^st: Scott McCleery, Winchester, Ill., five bass, 14-12, $1,816

2^nd: Gage Elder, Lovington, Ill., four bass, 11-11, $908

3^rd: Anthony Tatroe, Essex, Ill., three bass, 10-15, $606

4^th: Ovidiu Marginean, Des Plaines, Ill., five bass, 10-6, $424

5^th: Roger Massey, Bloomington, Ill., four bass, 9-15, $363

6^th: Phil Santefort, Roberts, Ill., three bass, 9-10, $333

7^th: Doug Miller, Peoria, Ill., four bass, 9-6, $303

8^th: Aaron Arning, Walnut Hill, Ill., five bass, 9-2, $272

9^th: Ross Davis, St. Elmo, Ill., three bass, 8-8, $242

10^th: Marvin Cooke, Towanda, Ill., four bass, 8-3, $212

Michael Kinkade of Benton, Illinois, caught the biggest bass among Co-angler Division anglers, a fish weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces. The catch earned him the day’s Co-angler Big Bass award of $232.

The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in the region based on point standings, along with the five winners in each qualifying event, will be entered in the Oct. 5-7 BFL Regional Championship on Kentucky Lake in Gilbertsville, Kentucky. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.

The 2017 BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers, with 128 tournaments throughout the season, five qualifying events in each division. The top 45 boaters and co-anglers from each division, along with the five winners of the qualifying events, will advance to one of six regional tournaments where they are competing to finish in the top six, which then qualifies them for one of the longest-running championships in all of competitive bass fishing – the BFL All-American. Top performers in the BFL can move up to the Costa FLW Series or even the FLW Tour.

For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow the BFL on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

B.A.S.S. Announces High School And Junior Bass Fishing Championships

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B.A.S.S. Announces High School And Junior Bass Fishing Championships

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — For the fourth consecutive year, the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods will be held on Kentucky Lake at Paris, Tenn., B.A.S.S. announced today.

The prestigious national championship will take place June 22-24.

In addition, the Junior Bassmaster Championship will be held June 20-21, on Carroll County’s 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake in nearby Huntingdon, Tenn. That event includes teams of youngsters aged 7 to 13 representing state organizations within the B.A.S.S. Nation. The Junior Bassmasters qualify to fish the national championship through one of three regional fish-offs of the Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation presented by Magellan.

“We are elated to have the 2017 Bassmaster Junior Championship back at the Carroll County 1,000 Acre Recreational Lake,” said Brad Hurley, president of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. “This is a great opportunity to showcase Carroll County to people from more than 25 states”.

High School anglers will compete on Kentucky Lake, an extremely popular bass fishery straddling the Tennessee-Kentucky border. Four regional High School Opens — Central, Midwestern, Western and Southern — qualify student anglers for the national championship. Top competitors from state high school championships and from sanctioned team trails also earn invitations to compete in the high school championship.

The high school championship’s full field will compete on the first two days, after which the field will be cut to the Top 10 on the final day.

The daily takeoffs and first two days’ weigh-ins will take place at Paris Landing State Park, with the final day weigh-in being held in downtown Paris.

“The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, Bethel University and the Henry County Alliance have welcomed us for another great event,” said Hank Weldon, B.A.S.S. College and High School Series senior manager. “And with the Costa Bassmaster High School program continuing to grow, we are expecting an even larger field at this year’s tournament.”

“We are excited to once again host the Costa Bassmaster High School National Championship on Kentucky Lake,” said Henry County Tourism Authority CEO David Hamilton. “Our community looks forward to this tournament each year.”

With more than 5,500 student athletes representing 600 schools in 45 states, the Bassmaster High School program is one of the fastest-growing initiatives within B.A.S.S.

Both the High School and Junior National Championships will kick off with an official welcome party for all contenders hosted by Bethel University on June 19.

“We are all honored to be a part of such a wonderful and prestigious event,” said Dale Kelley, Bethel director of athletics. “This is an annual event that brings national exposure to our campus and all of our Henry and Carroll County communities. Bassmaster and ESPN being here allows us to showcase our university, this great part of our nation and the opportunities available in the area.”

For more information on the Bassmaster High School and Junior Bassmaster programs, please visit Bassmaster.com/high-school-bass-fishing.

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